Delayed flight

RX418 delayed 3h 3m on 6 October 2026 — Manchester to Riyadh

RX418 MAN–RUH arrived 3h 3m late on 6 October 2026. UK261 compensation for this distance is £260 per passenger.

Manchester (MAN) → Riyadh – King Khaled International Airport (RUH)
Arrived 3h 3m late
Up to £260 per passenger

Arrival delay 3h 3m

£260

Statutory compensation per passenger under UK261 for this distance and delay, before any airline defence.

Was RX418 delayed long enough for compensation?

Riyadh Air flight RX418 from Manchester to Riyadh – King Khaled International Airport arrived 3h 3m late on 6 October 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in UK Regulation 261/2004 (UK261). The route is 5,123 km, in the band for flights over 3,500 km. The statutory amount is £260 per passenger: on flights over 3,500 km a delay of three to four hours pays half.

Delayed flight compensation · UK 261 explained

Flight record

What we recorded for this flight

Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports. Times are in UTC.

Flight: RX418
Airline: Riyadh Air
Date: 6 October 2026
Route: MAN → RUH
From: Manchester (MAN)
To: Riyadh – King Khaled International Airport (RUH)
Scheduled departure: 07:40 UTC
Actual arrival: 3h 3m late
Arrival delay: 3h 3m
Distance: 5,123 km
Compensation band: over 3,500 km
Regulation: UK261
Riyadh Air on this route: Disrupted flights recorded: 1

Your rights

What you can claim for this delay

The rule

A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth £220 to £520 per passenger under UK261, based on the distance flown.

This flight

We measured a 3h 3m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.

How long you have

You can claim for flights up to 3 years back. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.

Thresholds for this route

When were you told?

Less than 7 days before: compensation unless the reroute left no more than 1 hour early and arrived less than 2 hours late.
7 to 13 days before: compensation unless the reroute left no more than 2 hours early and arrived less than 4 hours late.
14 days or more before departure: no compensation.

How late did you arrive?

Under 3 hours: no cash compensation.
3 to 4 hours: £260 per passenger.
4 hours or more: £520 per passenger.

Flight data comes from public airport departure and arrival boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.

No win, no fee — always